RECEIVED

CLERK’S OFFICE

JAN 05 2001

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

Ms. Dorothy Gunn, Clerk ofthe Board

illinois Pollution Control Board

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100W. Randolph St., Suite 11-500

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Chicago, illinois 60601

Re: Illinois EPA’s Proposed Antidegradation Rules

Dear Ms. Gunn:

As aperson concerned about Illinois’ streams, I urge the illinois Pollution Control

Board

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adopt a strong antidegradation policy. Such a polic~’is essential to

protecting the well being ofillinois’ waters and to guarantee that our waters are

free ofpollution.

I encourage the Board to adopt rules that will keep our waters clean and safe for

fishing, swimming, and other recreational activities and that will protect the

diverse communities of aquatic organisms which depend on our waters.

Specifically I would like to request that the Board the final rules accomplish the

following:

• Ensure that new or increased sources ofpollution are not allowed to degrade

water quality;

• Guarantee that fish, mussels, and other aquatic organisms are not harmed by

new or increased levels of pollution to our waters; and

• Protect existing uses of our Waters to make sure that they are safe for drinking,

swimming, paddling, hunting, fishing, and recreational activities of all types.

illinois has done much to clean up our waters since 1972. In order to make sure

the water quality gains of the past are not lost in the future, we urge you to adopt

strong antidegradation rules.

Thahk you,

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